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Caring for Your Indoor Jungle: How to Keep Plants Healthy & Happy!

We all know the feeling of coming home to a house that’s just too…clinical. The beige walls, the harsh overhead lighting, and the silence can be overwhelming. But there’s an easy way to combat these feelings of drabness and depression—plants! Not only do plants add a splash of color and life to your home, but

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Make Indoor Plants Climb
Lauren Willshire

How to Make Indoor Plants Climb

There are a lot of different reasons why you may want to make indoor plants climb. Generally, the reasoning is that they are some natural climbing plants like a Monstera, Philodendron, or some Hoya. There are a lot of different plants out there that are standard houseplants that are also naturally climbing plants. They may

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Indoor Gardening

10 Plants That Are Poisonous to Pets (and Children)

As a pet owner or parent, you probably already know to keep an eye out for many common household hazards. But did you know that some seemingly innocuous houseplants can also be poisonous to pets and children? Just because a plant is pretty, doesn’t mean it’s safe. Read on to learn about 10 plants that

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Lauren Willshire

Alocasia Propagation -How To Easily Grow Alocasia From Corms!

There are a lot of rumors out there that allocation can only be propagated via division or through seeds and hand pollination. This is actually not true. There is another method. You can propagate your Alocasia through Corms. What is a Corm? Corms are starch-filled root balls at the base of the plant. Found throughout

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Lauren Willshire

5 Low Maintenance Houseplants

Everyone wants a low-maintenance house plant. Nobody wants a high-maintenance plant. Nobody wants to plant that you have to stand over all the time to make sure it is not going to perish every 5 seconds.  However, what does low maintenance actually mean?  For the purpose of this article,  low maintenance is defined as not

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Indoor Gardening

Diagnosing and Treating Houseplant Pests and Diseases

If you’re a plant parent, chances are good you’ve had to deal with treating houseplant pests and/or diseases at some point. It’s inevitable, really – even the most well-tended houseplants will eventually succumb to pests or disease. But don’t despair! In most cases, with a little knowledge and effort, you can bring your plant back

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Propagating Plants from Cuttings: A Step-by-Step Guide

One of the most satisfying things about being a plant parent is watching your plants grow and thrive. Not only do you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor (literally, in some cases), but you also get to take pride in knowing that you’ve helped nourish and care for something. If you’re looking to

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Lauren Willshire

Best Tall Indoor Plants

A lot of times you will end up finding a lot of smaller plants that get bigger over time and you have absolutely no idea that they are growing to be that huge. Generally, it doesn’t really say it on the label. However, what if you are specifically looking for a very large plant? Let’s

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Indoor Gardening

Why do people bring their plants in for Winter? 

The biggest reason is that generally house plants are tropical plants and if it gets too cold in the Wintertime (especially if they are in a pot and not in the ground) these plants are not going to survive, unfortunately.  So it is not safe for the plant. It can harm the plant’s roots and

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Make Indoor Plants Climb
Lauren Willshire

How to Make Indoor Plants Climb

There are a lot of different reasons why you may want to make indoor plants climb. Generally, the reasoning is that they are some natural climbing plants like a Monstera, Philodendron, or some Hoya. There are a lot of different plants out there that are standard houseplants that are also

Read More »
Indoor Gardening

10 Plants That Are Poisonous to Pets (and Children)

As a pet owner or parent, you probably already know to keep an eye out for many common household hazards. But did you know that some seemingly innocuous houseplants can also be poisonous to pets and children? Just because a plant is pretty, doesn’t mean it’s safe. Read on to

Read More »
Lauren Willshire

5 Low Maintenance Houseplants

Everyone wants a low-maintenance house plant. Nobody wants a high-maintenance plant. Nobody wants to plant that you have to stand over all the time to make sure it is not going to perish every 5 seconds.  However, what does low maintenance actually mean?  For the purpose of this article,  low

Read More »
Indoor Gardening

Diagnosing and Treating Houseplant Pests and Diseases

If you’re a plant parent, chances are good you’ve had to deal with treating houseplant pests and/or diseases at some point. It’s inevitable, really – even the most well-tended houseplants will eventually succumb to pests or disease. But don’t despair! In most cases, with a little knowledge and effort, you

Read More »
Lauren Willshire

Best Tall Indoor Plants

A lot of times you will end up finding a lot of smaller plants that get bigger over time and you have absolutely no idea that they are growing to be that huge. Generally, it doesn’t really say it on the label. However, what if you are specifically looking for

Read More »
Indoor Gardening

Why do people bring their plants in for Winter? 

The biggest reason is that generally house plants are tropical plants and if it gets too cold in the Wintertime (especially if they are in a pot and not in the ground) these plants are not going to survive, unfortunately.  So it is not safe for the plant. It can

Read More »
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